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Cyrus Cylinder
Often called the world's first declaration of human rights — a 20th-century characterization that overstates its scope; it is, more accurately, a typical Mesopotamian royal accession text framed as Marduk's restoration of order. But its references to religious tolerance and the return of exiled peoples (which the Hebrew Bible echoes in describing the end of the Babylonian Exile) have made it one of the most politically resonant cuneiform artifacts ever recovered.
LawWriting & Literature
Astronomical tablet BM 32234
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay cuneiform tablet. Astronomical, lunar eclipse table for at least 609-447 BC. Dated 4th century BC. From Babylon. Refers to the murder of the Persian king Xerxes I (485-465 BC) by his son. BM 3223
Astronomy & Mathematics
Clay tablet. The cuneiform text mentions the murder of Xerxes I (r. 485-465 BCE) by his son and a lunar eclipse (609-447 BCE). From Babylon, Iraq. British Museum
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet. The cuneiform text mentions the murder of the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (r. 485-465 BCE) by his son and a lunar eclipse (for at least 609-447 BCE). 4th century BCE. From Babylon, Iraq. Bri
Astronomy & Mathematics
Cuneiform tablet- account of aromatics, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 118
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of date disbursement, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 172
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of dates as imittu-rent, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 65
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of dates as irbu-revenue, Ebabbar archive MET ME79 7 38
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of rent payment of pomegranates, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 165
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of silver disbursements, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 26
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account of silver disbursements, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 36
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account record, inventory, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 34
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account regarding temple sheep, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 198
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- account statement, Egibi archive MET ME79 1 21
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266810
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Mythology
Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266811
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Mythology
Cuneiform tablet- declaration before witnesses, archive of Iddin-Nabu and Shellebi MET ME86 11 147
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- declaration before witnesses, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 32
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- fragment of a receipt for silver MET vsz86.11.477b
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- fragment of an accounting record MET ME86 11 339
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- fragment of an accounting record (?) MET vs86 11 482a
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- Gula incantation MET hb86 11 130
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Mythology
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of archers for military service, Ebabbar archive MET DP239004
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of payments to hired workers MET DP239006
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of payments to hired workers MET ME86 11 319
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET DP239002
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET ME07 154 3A
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet- letter, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 431
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME07 154 5A
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME86 11 101
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 449
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Daily Life
Cuneiform tablet- loan with work agreement, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 24
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for dates, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 30
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for dates MET ME86 11 403
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for garments MET ME86 11 170
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver, archive of Bel-remanni MET ME86 11 201
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 330
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 400
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid (?); Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- record of receipt of unspun linen, Ebabbar archive MET ME07 154 1A
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- ritual fragment MET ME86 11 359
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid or Seleucid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Mythology
Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 25
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME86 11 200
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- temple account MET ME86 11 178
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
Cuneiform tablet- temple account of bread MET ME86 11 402
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
EconomyDaily Life
MCT 034, CBS 01535
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — MCT 034, CBS 01535. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
OECT 10, 130
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OECT 10, 130. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
OECT 10, 146
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OECT 10, 146. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
OECT 10, 149
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OECT 10, 149. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
OECT 12, pl. 21, A 129
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OECT 12, pl. 21, A 129. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
ROMCT 2, 04
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
ROMCT 2, 04
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life